Antica cascina in pietra di Langa con annessi potenziale
In una piccola e caratteristica borgata composta da antiche case in pietra, alle porte di Roccaverano, proponiamo in vendita una proprietà immersa nella tranquillità e nella quiete delle colline dell’Alta Langa. Il complesso è costituito da un’antica cascina interamente realizzata in autentica pietra di Langa,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000 for 400 m², the full-restoration estimate adds about €440,000, producing an effective cost near €1,248/m² versus the Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/m². The property has substantial rural-project potential, but the description does not clarify how much of the 400 m² can legally become residential space or the cost of converting the haylofts and annexes.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric 19th-century Langhe stone farmhouse with beautiful traditional masonry, multiple buildings, open countryside views, and substantial surrounding land. However, the entire complex needs a complete renovation: although some rooms are furnished and appear usable, the property is fundamentally a major restoration project rather than a move-in home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€158,000 – €234,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Complete renovation is required across the farmhouse and ancillary buildings.
- Several interiors show cracked plaster, dated utilities, worn finishes, and substantial modernization needs.
- The 3,850 sqm of land is not in one single parcel.
- Only one bathroom is listed for approximately 400 sqm.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 68/100The area is in the Langhe–Monferrato hill country, with wooded ridges, pasture and vineyard slopes typical of the Langa Astigiana. The Bormida valley system is nearby, and the landscape within reach is a succession of hill crests and small valleys rather than a plain. Roccaverano is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia, and the wider area is known for Robiola di Roccaverano DOP, hazelnuts and mixed wine country on the border between Asti and the Ligurian Apennine foothills. Acqui Terme is the nearest larger town with everyday services and rail connections.